Black God, White Devil
Myth, mysticism, and revolution collide in a blistering existential western from Glauber Rocha, a pioneer of Brazil’s socially committed Cinema Novo movement. After killing his swindling boss, ranch hand Manoel (Geraldo Del Rey) goes on the run with his wife, Rosa (Yoná Magalhães). In the stark hinterlands, they join forces with armed bandits and pledge allegiance to a self-styled holy man who preaches revolt against rich landowners while perpetrating unspeakable acts of violence against the innocent. Suffused with antiauthoritarian fervor and the intensity of life in the desert, this landmark work of radical cinema is a scorched-earth allegory about mindless fanaticism and the allure of dead-end ideologies.
TWO-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Audio commentary by restoration producer Lino Meireles
- New interview with film scholar Richard Peña
- Glauber the Movie, Labyrinth of Brazil (2003), a documentary on director Glauber Rocha
- Cinema Novo (2016), a documentary on the Brazilian film movement
- Memória do cangaço (1964), a short documentary on the origins of cangaço, a form of social banditry in northeastern Brazil
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by film scholar Fábio Andrade
New cover based on the original poster by Rogério Duarte
TWO-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Audio commentary by restoration producer Lino Meireles
- New interview with film scholar Richard Peña
- Glauber the Movie, Labyrinth of Brazil (2003), a documentary on director Glauber Rocha
- Cinema Novo (2016), a documentary on the Brazilian film movement
- Memória do cangaço (1964), a short documentary on the origins of cangaço, a form of social banditry in northeastern Brazil
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by film scholar Fábio Andrade
New cover based on the original poster by Rogério Duarte
Cast
- Geraldo Del Rey
- Manoel
- Yoná Magalhães
- Rosa
- Othon Bastos
- Corisco
- Maurício do Valle
- Antônio das Mortes
- Lidio Silva
- Sebastião
- Sonia dos Humildes
- Dadá
- João Gama
- Priest
- Antônio Pinto
- Colonel
- Milton Roda
- Moraes
- Roque Santos
- Roque
Credits
- Director
- Glauber Rocha
- Written by
- Glauber Rocha
- Assistant director
- Walter Lima Jr.
- Assistant director
- Paulo Gil Soares
- Produced by
- Luiz Augusto Mendes
- Produced by
- Glauber Rocha
- Produced by
- Jarbas Barbosa
- Director of photography
- Waldemar Lima
- Art director and costume designer
- Paulo Gil Soares
- Music
- Heitor Villa-Lobos
- Songs
- Sérgio Ricardo
- Songs
- Glauber Rocha
- Editor
- Rafael Justo Valverde
Trailer for Black God, White Devil
